2011 International Hip Society: Editorial Comment

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This issue contains a selection of the papers presented at the September 2011 Meeting of the International Hip Society (IHS) in Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1976, the IHS and its membership continue to grow; there are currently 147 members who come from all continents. The society meetings are held in English, and the meeting content encompasses all aspects of hip surgery. Obviously, arthroplasty is by far the most common procedure about the hip, and this is reflected in the meeting and symposium content; because of this, some have accused the IHS of being a Total Hip Society. This is unjust and unjustified. All aspects of hip surgery are discussed at the meeting, and the breadth of content can be observed in this symposium. In fact, in planning the meeting, I would say that we have a tendency to favor abstracts with nonarthroplasty subjects in an effort to decrease the expected lack of subject balance (in favor of arthroplasty). …